Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Haunted Passions ❯ Chapter Eight ( Chapter 8 )

Haunted Passions

Chapter VIII

 

I'm working on way too many fan fics at once lol.

 

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Let's talk telepathically!

/Hiei/

(Someone Else)

 

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Kagome awoke when the sun rose. Stretching slightly, she winced as pain shot through her shoulder. Looking around the camp, she found Kikyo was awake as well, Inuyasha was no where in sight, and Sango and Miroku were still asleep. Turning to a tree near hers, she saw that Hiei had his eyes closed, but her guess was that he was awake. Looking back down at the camp, she spotted the little fire neko. "Kirara." She called out softly. When the neko looked up at her, she smiled. "Can you help me get down?" The cat nodded, transformed, and flew up to her. Smiling, she slid onto the neko's back with Shippo in her arms and they were taken to the ground. "Thank-you."

 

"Morning Kagome."

 

Turning to the older miko, Kagome gave a small smile. "Good-morning Kikyo."

 

"Meow!"

 

Giggling, she turned to the kitten that was staring at her. "And a very good morning to you too Kirara."

 

"Meow!"

 

Shaking her head, she moved her bag and pulled out some kitty treats. "You want one?" Kirara nodded her head and mewled her agreement. Kagome giggled at her and handed her two treats.

 

Hiei watched the entire scene from his perch in the tree. She seemed to be quite happy there, talking to the cat and the older miko. Of course, her eyes still didn't shine like they did in the memories he'd seen. Oddly enough, he found himself wanting to see them sparkling again. He was so lost in his thoughts, that he almost didn't hear her call him down for breakfast. The rest of the morning was spent traveling. Kagome, Kikyo, and Shippo walked toward the back with Kirara, and Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha walked up front.

 

It was afternoon before anyone spoke up. "I think we humans need a break Inuyasha."

 

"You can keep going."

 

"Lady Kagome, would you help us out."

 

Kagome looked up at the monk and shook her head. "Leave me out of your quarrels."

 

"But Lady Kagome?"

 

"So you call me lady again now? I already said I will not help you. Either quit whining or make Inuyasha stop yourself."

 

"Aren't you tired though Kagome?" Sango tried asking.

 

"No."

 

"But you're wounded."

 

"Isn't the first time."

 

"You need to rest as well though." Miroku stated.

 

Kagome glared at them. "I'm not weak you know."

 

Inuyasha was laughing at that. "Nice joke Kagome."

 

Her eyes hardened as she glared at him. "Sit." He slammed into the ground and Sango and Miroku quit walking. The two miko, the kit, and the neko walked past them. "Enjoy your break, catch up when you're no longer lazy."

 

The four continued on and after a little while, Hiei dropped down from the tree to walk with them. Kikyo kind of ignored his presence, though it was more like she remained at ease and pretended him being there was normal. "So how was your family when you visited them?"

 

"They were doing ok. Souta wanted me to stay a little longer though, and grandpa was trying to tell me even more legends."

 

Kikyo laughed at that. "Perhaps you should listen to them, some are currently taking place."

 

"But I'd rather wait to find out what happens."

 

"You just don't want to know who dies until they do."

 

"If I had my way, no one would die... well, besides Naraku."

 

Kikyo looked shocked for a moment, before she smiled. "You realize you just said his name without getting scared."

 

Kagome gave a slight smile. "I feel safer than I used to." Her eyes momentarily flickered to Hiei and Kikyo began giggling.

 

"I see. Tell me, what makes you feel so safe now?"

 

"Uh.... I just feel safer."

 

"Sure, and it has nothing to do with..."

 

Kagome quickly covered her mouth. Leaning close to her ear, she whispered "say another word, and you will pay... somehow."

 

Kikyo once again started giggling. "So it does?"

 

Sighing in defeat, Kagome simply nodded. "Yes."

 

"What are you two talking about?" Shippo asked as he cocked his head to the side.

 

"Nothing that matters." Kagome said quickly as she glimpsed at Hiei.

 

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Camp was made later that night, and the others appeared as dinner was started. Kagome shook her head at them and continued cooking. Sango came over and offered her help, but she declined. "I am quite capable of cooking a meal on my own."

 

"I know, I was only offering."

 

"Which you haven't done in a long while. I maybe injured but rest assured, I won't burn your food." Sango decided to leave it at that, and left Kagome to do the cooking. It took fifteen minutes for the food to finish, and the young miko then handed it out. Once they were all done eating, she shared a glance with Kikyo and they both nodded. "We're going to go bathe."

 

"Feh whatever." Inuyasha said as he jumped into a tree.

 

Kikyo shook her head at him and helped Kagome gather their bathing supplies. "Come along Shippo."

 

"Coming Aunt Kikyo." Shippo said as he ran over to his mother's bag to grab his own pajamas. Then he raced after the two girls.

 

Sighing in happiness once they reached the nearby spring, both girls shared a smile before stripping. After sinking into the warmth, they both relaxed. Shippo got in after them and started playing with some of his bath toys. An hour later found them still in the spring. Of course when Shippo started yawning, both girls suggested he get out and go to bed. He complained that he wouldn't be able to get her into the trees if he did that. "Don't worry, I planned on sleeping on the ground tonight anyways."

 

"Ok then mommy." The boy agreed and climbed out of the spring, pulling his night clothes on after he dried off. "I'll find a good spot for us to sleep then."

 

"Ok sweetie." She replied with a smile. Once he was out of ear shot, she turned to Kikyo. "When are you and Inuyasha going to mate?"

 

Said miko turned bright red and looked down into the water. "Well I... we..."

 

"What's wrong?"

 

The older miko sighed as she looked up with sad eyes. "I don't want you upset."

 

Kagome smiled reassuringly at her. "I no longer like Inuyasha that way."

 

Kikyo suddenly smiled. "I know, you're starting to fall for a certain apparition."

 

"I am not!" Kagome argued, though she was blushing.

 

"You are too. You can't lie to me Kagome, and don't tell me you're not. The blush is a dead giveaway."

 

"Ok, so I'm attracted to him. People get attracted to other people all the time you know."

 

Kikyo nodded her agreement to that. "I know." She smiled. "But it's fun to finally be able to tease you about something."

 

Kagome smiled back. "As long as you don't let Hiei know I'm attracted to him, I guess it's not too bad."

 

"So he really makes you feel that safe?"

 

"Hai." A small smile lit up her face as her eyes sparkled slightly. "It's strange, but I just feel so safe and protected whenever he's near."

 

"Perhaps because he said you're under his protection, and he does happen to be quite powerful."

 

"Perhaps." She agreed. After a few minutes, Kikyo decided that she was clean enough and started to leave. "Good-night Kikyo."

 

"Good-night Kagome." Leaving with a smile, she made it safely back to camp. She noticed that the apparition was still awake, and that his eyes turned to her when she re-entered camp. Closing her eyes, she turned from him. Her voice carried up to him, though, as she said: "she's still at the onsen. She always stays there longer than I do, and I think she's practicing with her powers."

 

Closing his own eyes, he allowed the jagan to search for her energy. Once he found it, he checked the area around her for anything that could be a threat. Finding nothing, he allowed his body to relax. Though he still kept the jagan open to watch over the girl. When he felt her energy spike then disappear, he decided to see what she was doing. Slowly he moved toward the spring, knowing that she was still near it.

 

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Shortly after Kikyo had left, Kagome had dressed in her nightclothes and sat down to practice her meditation. Knowing that her powers had to be tamed, she did this every night until a little more was under her control. She hadn't done so last night, but she was pretty tired. Tonight she'd allow her energy to heal her shoulder. Calling it forth, she unleashed all of it, before casting a shield. Her powers spilled forth and swirled around her. The pink, purple, blue, and white all clashing as they tried to surround the clearing. The blue went toward the onsen, the white to the trees, the pink hovered in the sky, and the purple seeped into the ground.

 

Opening her eyes, Kagome looked at her aura. It seemed to be going everywhere at once. Sighing, she tried calling it to her. The blue came easily, but the rest did not. The white suddenly streaked back to her and fluttered around her. Seemingly speaking to her as it danced across her figure as she stood. Warm blue eyes turned toward a certain tree as she smiled. "Hello Hiei."

 

His eyes narrowed as he jumped down from the tree. "How did you sense me?"

 

"I did not, my aura did. That's why the white part came to me." Said part of her aura was slowly making it's way to Hiei.

 

The apparition noticed this and turned hardened red eyes onto the girl. "Can't you control your aura at all?" He gestured to the white part and her eyes widened.

 

"Sorry." She whispered as she tried calling it back. An idea came to her before she completely pulled the white energy back. Looking at the blue that surround her, she released it. The energy split into two then, half heading for Hiei, and the other half heading for the onsen. The realization of what her powers were doing caused her to gasp as she pulled the blue back to herself. Looking up at Hiei, she thought on her words for a moment. "I now know why my aura is difficult to control."

 

He raised an eyebrow at her. Seeing what had happened with the blue energy also coming toward him made him curious, and the white energy was once again snaking towards him. "And what have you come up with?"

 

"My powers are granting me command over elements." As she spoke, she kept her eyes trained on him. Therefore, she saw the surprise that briefly showed on his face. "The blue energy tends to like water, and sometimes ice. It's the color of my healing aura. The white always heads towards the trees and floats around me, but I believe it likes fire. That would explain why the two are drawn to you. Purple seems to be earth as air is pink." With that thought in mind, she called forth her purple aura as she tapped into the earth's grounding ability. Some of the energy returned to her, but not all. Calling forth the air currents, she attempted the same thing with the pink energy. It had the same results. When it came to the white energy, she had no idea how to handle it.

 

"You seem to be calling your energy toward you now, except the white part." The fire demon stated from his spot.

 

She nodded. "I'm not sure how to call it back." Closing her eyes once again, she concentrated on it. She could feel it brush against her conscious and expanded her mind to it. Fire. Passion. Flames. Love. The words whispered through her mind, startling her for a moment, before she whispered her own question back. What do you mean? Again words appeared in her mind. How you used to be. Your fiery passion. Ignite your passion. Fan the flames. Give into love's fire. The words confused her and she thought back. Back to when she used to be fiery. She even forgot to close her mind again, as it was open.

 

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